Linda Wells is an American journalist and founder of '' Allure'' magazine and the makeup brand Flesh.

Early life

Wells graduated in 1976 from

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and graduated from

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, located in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1980.

Career

Wells began her journalism career at ''Vogue'', where she wrote and edited stories about beauty, health, nutrition, and fitness. In 1985, she joined ''The New York Times'' as a reporter, ultimately becoming the beauty editor and the food editor of ''The New York Times Magazine''. In 1991 Wells founded '' Allure'' magazine and served as the editor-in-chief until 2015. Wells's editor's letter has been praised for tackling a variety of topics with honesty. Women's Wear Daily gave her an "A" rating in its Editors' Report Card column acknowledging her "backbone.""Editors' Report Cards", ''Women's Wear Daily'', July 26, 2002. In 2006, Wells, with her editors at Allure, wrote her first book, ''Confessions of a Beauty Editor'' (Bulfinch). In 2009, Forbes named her the number 5 most powerful fashion magazine editor. In 2017, Wells became Chief Creative Officer of

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. In 2018, Wells launched her own beauty brand named Flesh.

References

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